Tyla-Jay Vlajnic
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tyla-Jay Vlajnic | ||
| Date of birth | 6 November 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Australia | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Melbourne City | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015– | Melbourne City | 34 | (1) |
| 2016 | → Calder United SC (loan) | 23 | (2) |
| 2017 | → FC Bulleen Lions (loan) | 30 | (4) |
| 2017 | → Seattle Sounders Women (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2020– | Serbia | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 January 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 October 2020 | |||
Tyla-Jay Vlajnic (Serbian Cyrillic: Таjла Џеj Влаjнић; born November 6, 1990) is an Australian-born Serbian footballer who plays for W-League club Melbourne City FC and the Serbia women's national team.[1] She previously played for Calder United SC in the Women's National Premier League and FC Bulleen Lions in the National Premier Leagues Victoria as well as the Seattle Sounders Women in the American Women's Premier Soccer League (WPSL).
Playing career[]
Melbourne City, 2015–present[]
During the 2015–16 W-League season, Vlajnic made one appearance during the team's 2–1 win over Melbourne Victory on 25 October 2015.[2] During the match, she made a goal line save to prevent the Victory from scoring.[3][4] Melbourne City finished in first place during the regular season with an undefeated 12–0–0 record.[5][2] They won the 2016 W-League Grand Final after defeating Sydney FC 4–1.[6]
After re-signing with the club for the 2016–17 W-League season, Vlajnic made nine appearances and helped the club finish the regular season in fourth place with a 6–4–2 record and advanced to the playoffs.[2] The team won back-to-back Grand Finals after defeating Perth Glory in the 2017 W-League Grand Final.[7]
Vljajnic re-signed with Melbourne City for the 2017–18 W-League season in September 2017.[8][9]
Seattle Sounders Women, 2017[]
During the summer of 2017, Vlajnic played for the Seattle Sounders Women in the Women's Premier Soccer League (WPSL) in the United States. She made seven appearances[10] and helped the club finish in first place in the Northwest Conference[11] with a 5–3–0 record.[12]
Honours[]
- with Melbourne City
Grand Final Winner: 2016, 2017[13][2]
References[]
- ^ "'Do it because you love it,' Melbourne City defender Tyla-Jay Vlajnic tells young Tassie players during Female Football Week". The Mercury. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- ^ a b c d "T. Vlajnic". us.women.soccerway.com. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- ^ "Vlajnic proof of Victoria's depth of talent". The Corner Flag. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- ^ "First W-League Melbourne derby falls in City's favour". The World Game. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- ^ "Will Melbourne City dominate the W-League again?". ABC News. 2 November 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- ^ "Melbourne City complete dominant W-League season with grand final win over Sydney FC". ABC News. 31 January 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- ^ "W-League grand final, Perth Glory v Melbourne City, stream, highlights, live coverage". Fox Sports. 12 February 2017. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- ^ "Melbourne City FC re-signs Amy Jackson and Tyla-Jay Vlajnic". Melbourne City. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- ^ "Tyla-Jay Vlajnic looking to push her limits in second season". The Women's Game. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- ^ "2017 WPSL Stats". www.wpsl.info. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- ^ "Sounders Women headed to WPSL West Region Tournament". www.sounderswomen.com. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- ^ "2017 WPSL Standings". www.wpsl.info. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- ^ "FFV ambitious for grassroots women's game". FourFourTwo. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
External links[]
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- 1990 births
- Living people
- Serbian women's footballers
- Women's association football defenders
- Seattle Sounders Women players
- Serbia women's international footballers
- Serbian expatriate women's footballers
- Serbian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Expatriate women's soccer players in the United States
- Australian women's soccer players
- Melbourne City FC (A-League Women) players
- A-League Women players
- Australian people of Serbian descent
- Australian expatriate soccer players
- Australian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Serbian women's football biography stubs
- Australian women's soccer biography stubs